Chapter 1: 1946: Trials Dignitaries(3)- a person who holds a high rank or office, as in the government or church. Goose Stepping (4)- to march in a goose step: Troops goose-stepped past the reviewing stand. Insignia (6)- a badge or distinguishing mark of office or honor: Bulbous(6)- bulb-shaped Purulent (7)- full of, containing, forming, or discharging pus Effusive(7)- unduly demonstrative; lacking reserve Castration(7)- to remove the testes of; emasculate; geld. Grotesque(8)- odd or unnatural in shape, appearance, or character; fantastically ugly or absurd; bizarre. Funereal(8)- mournful; gloomy; dismal Stupor(8)- suspension or great diminution of sensibility, as in disease or as caused by narcotics, intoxicants,etc. Exudation(8)- a discharge of certain elements of the blood into the tissues. Suppuration(8)- festering, maturation, purulence, pus. Disdainful(7)-arrogant Resignation(9)- an accepting, unresisting attitude, state, etc.; submission;acquiescence Resolute(10)- characterized by firmness and determination, as the temper, spirit, actions, etc. Euthanasia(10)-Also called mercy killing: the act of putting to death painlessly or allowing to die, as by withholding extreme medical measures, aperson or animal suffering from an incurable, especially a painful, disease or condition; painless death. Vaulted(14)- an arched structure, usually made of stones, concrete, or bricks, forming a ceiling or roof over a hall, room, sewer,or other wholly orpartially enclosed construction. Sullenness(12)-persistently and silently ill-humored; morose.
Chapter 2: Spiders Hatched
Ensnared(22)- To catch, to trap. Zealot(22)- A fanatical person Incontrovertible(22)- Unquestionable. Unfathomable(25)- Incapable of being understood. Harangue(26)- A long, pompous speech. Obsolete(38)- No longer in use Zeal(40)- Enthusiastic, diligent devotion in pursuit of a goal Ennobling(40)- To make noble in quality Gymnasium- Middle school/ high school, grades 5-13 at the highest level. Crescendo- Gradual increase in volume or sound. Rhineland- Region in Germany. Kirche- Church in Germany Juden- Jews Ardent(29)- characterized by warmth of passion or desire. Imminent(35)- About to occur. Armistice(37)- Truce, treaty.
Chapter 3: Full of Hope
Insignia-A badge or rank of membership Disdainful- to look of scornfully Exudation- Judged as of appearence Supperation- Formation of discharge or puss Castration- To remove genetalia of the male Solemness- Showing of ill humor Anti-Semite- A person who is against another race of people
Tumultuous- Loudness or riot of a crowd Caduceus- Winged staff of Hermese that is a symbol of medical proffessions Hyper Inflation- Major increase in the amount of currency resulting in higher prices
Chapter 4: Not Asleep, Not Awake
Policlinic- place where wide range of health services can be obtained without the need of overnight stay Briquettes- block of flammable matter used to start a fire Monogrammed- design consisting of alphabetic letters combined or interlaced Chastised- To punish Shunting- A small hole which moves or allow movement of fluid from one part of the body to another Parried- Deflect, ward off Outflanked- To outmaneuver or bipass Cannonades- assault with artillery fire Lamented- to express grief for or about Swindler- a cheat, fraud, hustler Endocrinology- branch of biology dealing with endocrine glands and their secreations Tantalizing- pocessing a quality that arouses or stimulates desire or interest Vagabonds- leading an unsettled or carefree life
Chapter 5: We Were Still Young
Eugenics -the study of or belief in the possibility of improving the qualitiesof the human species or a human population, especially by suchmeans as discouraging reproduction by persons having geneticdefects or presumed to have inheritable undesirable traits Epidemiology-the branch of medicine dealing with the incidence and prevalenceof disease in large populations and with detection of the sourceand cause of epidemics and infectious disease Opaque-not transparent or translucent; impenetrable to light; notallowing light to pass through. Shrapnel-shell fragments. Neue Pensionzum Schwarzwald Praktikum- Internship Herren- Treatise- A formal systematic exposition in writing of the principles ofa subject, generally longer and more detailed than an essay Hypodermic-
Chapter 6: The Throat of the Monster
Defendant(s) (112)- a person against whom an action or claim is brought in a court of law Syphilitics (113)- Study of the venereal disease, syphilis Pathology (113)- The scientific study of the nature of disease and its causes Emigrated (114)- To leave one country to settle in another Acrid (115)- Sharp, pungent, or bitter to the taste or smell Bureaucracy (115)- a government system for having jobs Pittance (118)- a meager monetary allowance, wage, or remuneration Undulate (ing) (131)- to move with a sinuous or wavelike motion
Chapter 7: A Cruel Gospel
Adjourned-to suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time Armistice-a temporary suspension of hostilities by agreement of the warring parties; truce Dalliance-a trifling away of time; dawdling; amorous toying; flirtation. Resolute-characterized by firmness and determination, as the temper, spirit, actions, etc. Paternal-characteristic of or befitting a father; Derelicts-a person abandoned by society, especially a person without a permanent home and means of support; vagrant; bum. Wares-any intangible items, as services or products of artistic or intellectual creativity, that are salable Forlorn- desolate or dreary; unhappy or miserable, as in feeling, condition,or appearance; lonely and sad: forsaken. Ominous-portending evil or harm; foreboding; threatening; inauspicious: Disarmed-to divest or relieve of hostility, suspicion, etc.; win the affection or approval of; charm
Exuberance- joy Defile- make foul Orate- lecture Zither- German musical instrument Gilded- gold plated Giddy- filled with elation Brothel- house of ill repute Burgeoning- expanding Simultaneously- at the same time Bodega- Spanish dance form
Chapter 10: We have lost so much Anatomical (194)- of or pertaining to anatomy Briquetta (194)- block of flammable matter used as fuel to start and maintain a fire Colicky(197)- form of abdominal pain Disdain(199)- feeling of content for someone or something regarded as inferior Jaundiced(201)- a yellowish pigmentation of the skin Drudgery (204)- menial; distateful; dull; or hard work Incessant (207)- unending; continuing without interruption Sedative (207)- soothing; calming; or tranquilizing effect
Chapter 11: The Right Thing
poliomyelitis(210)- an acute and something devastating viral disease deference(212)- submission teeming(213)- swarming with something dogma(214)- a doctrine lamentable(219)- mournful; expressing grief precarious(223)- dangerously lacking in security strodgy(223)- heavy, dull, uninteresting bourgeous(225)- the middle class sordid(226)- dirty, filthy policlinic(229)- the department of a hospital or health care facility that treats out patients
Chapter 12: It was Easier that Way
Grotesque (236) - outlandish or bizarre as in character or appearance Mutti (240) - mommy Volkischer Beobachter (242) - newspaper of Nazi party Anonymity (235) - one that is unknown Falsetto (237) - a male voice in a upper register beyond its normal range Reichstag (242) - big open street Ulcerous (250) - having ulcers or an ulcer Diphtheria (253) - acute contagious infection caused by the bacteria corynebacticrium diphtheria Degeneracy (245) - corrupt, vulgar or vicious behavior
Chapter 13: In this Direction
Anthropology (264): the study of the human body Congreate (298) - a grouping Disparaged (276): belittle; discredit Damnable (292)- extremely bad/unpleasant (292) Disheveled (295)- untidy; disoderly (295) Disparaged (276): belittle; discredit
Imbeciles (263)- an inferior person; stupid
Infielity (296) -a belif in post war religion Morphology (264)- the study of the structure of an organism Tourniquets (298) - a device that checks blood flow Yiddish (299) - Language used by the Jews in Germany
Chapter 14: We Cannot Go Back
Deposition (289)- a pretrial interrogation of a witness; usually done in a lawyer's office Self-Anointed (288)- self-proclaimed; to dedicate to the service of God without influence of others Fervor (292)- state of being emotionally aroused and worked up Infidelity (296)-quality of being unfaithful Tourniquets (298)- bandage that stops the flow of blood Congregate (298)- brought together into group or crowd Festering (298)- ripening and generating puss Swath (299)- path or strip Scrolls (298)- document that can be rolled up
Chapter 15: The Best Interests of the Volk
idealism(301)- the act of envisioning things in an ideal form indifference(301)-having no particular interest or concern sterilization(302)-to deprive a person or animal of the ability to reproduce eugenics(302)-study of hereditary improvement of the human race by controlled selective breeding inexorably(302)- not capable of being persuaded by entreaty imbeciles(302)- a stupid or silly person incorrigibles(302)- incapable of being corrected gastroenterology(308)-a branch of medicine concerned with structure, functions or diseases.
Chapter 16: A Devil Among Devils
Prodding (319) – to jab or poke with a pointed object Currants (320) – any of varrous deciduous, spinless shrubs Exuded (321) – to emit ( a liquid or gas) gradually Sustenance (321) – the supporting of life or health maintenance Noxious (321) - harmful to living things; injuvious to health. Calloued (322) – emotionally hardened Maccibre (323) – suggesting the honor of death and decay; gruesome Fetiel (323) – having an offensive odor Procession (324) – a group of persons, vehicles or objects moving in an orderly, formal manor Litany (325) – a repetitive or incantatery recited Staccato (326) – short broken up and separated Zyklon (326) – poisonous gas used to kill prisoners in large numbers Asphyxiated (326) – to suffocate or choke X-ray burns (338) – Rodent burns- X-ray damages tissue Zylklon B-gas (326) - The poison that was dropped in crystal form, through a small hole in the ceiling, into the gas chambers. The Sonderkommando (334) – Work units of Nazi death camp prisinors made up of Jews, they were killed later.
Chapter 17: The Wrong Time
Banalities (344)- A trite or obvious remark Invariably (344)- On every occasion always Immense (345)- Extremely large or great Furlough (346)- Leave of absence Abruptly(348)- Quickly and without warning Lurched (348)- Make an abrupt, unsteady, uncontrolled movement or series of movements Truncheons (349)- A staff or baton acting as a symbol of authority Reverberated (351)- Be repeated several times as an echo Heed (357)- Pay attention to; take notice of Meticulously (358)- In a meticulous manner; showing great attention to detail Thronged (359)- Fill or be present in a place or area
Chapter 18:An Unfeeling Tool
gawk (365)- an ackward person
prodded (365)- poked with a pointed object
veneer (370)- a thin decorative covering over another surface
reverie (372)- daydream; condition of being lost in thought
Chapter 19:
Chapter 20:
Chapter 21:
Chapter 22: I Made My Choices
Adjourn (435)- To suspend to future time. Roving (436)- To wander aimlessly. Accosting (436)- Confronting. Frenzied (437)- Frantic or wild. Embankment (441)- A bank or mound. Denazification (441)- The ridding of Nazism or Nazi influences. Baize (435)- Usually green woolen fabric. Mortars (436)- Indirect fire weapon. Naphtha (448)- A petroleum derivative.
Essential Vocabulary
Chapter 1: 1946: Trials
Dignitaries(3)- a person who holds a high rank or office, as in the government or church.
Goose Stepping (4)- to march in a goose step: Troops goose-stepped past the reviewing stand.
Insignia (6)- a badge or distinguishing mark of office or honor:
Bulbous(6)- bulb-shaped
Purulent (7)- full of, containing, forming, or discharging pus
Effusive(7)- unduly demonstrative; lacking reserve
Castration(7)- to remove the testes of; emasculate; geld.
Grotesque(8)- odd or unnatural in shape, appearance, or character; fantastically ugly or absurd; bizarre.
Funereal(8)- mournful; gloomy; dismal
Stupor(8)- suspension or great diminution of sensibility, as in disease or as caused by narcotics, intoxicants,etc.
Exudation(8)- a discharge of certain elements of the blood into the tissues.
Suppuration(8)- festering, maturation, purulence, pus.
Disdainful(7)-arrogant
Resignation(9)- an accepting, unresisting attitude, state, etc.; submission;acquiescence
Resolute(10)- characterized by firmness and determination, as the temper, spirit, actions, etc.
Euthanasia(10)-Also called mercy killing: the act of putting to death painlessly or allowing to die, as by withholding extreme medical measures, aperson or animal suffering from an incurable, especially a painful, disease or condition; painless death.
Vaulted(14)- an arched structure, usually made of stones, concrete, or bricks, forming a ceiling or roof over a hall, room, sewer,or other wholly orpartially enclosed construction.
Sullenness(12)-persistently and silently ill-humored; morose.
Chapter 2: Spiders Hatched
Ensnared(22)- To catch, to trap.
Zealot(22)- A fanatical person
Incontrovertible(22)- Unquestionable.
Unfathomable(25)- Incapable of being understood.
Harangue(26)- A long, pompous speech.
Obsolete(38)- No longer in use
Zeal(40)- Enthusiastic, diligent devotion in pursuit of a goal
Ennobling(40)- To make noble in quality
Gymnasium- Middle school/ high school, grades 5-13 at the highest level.
Crescendo- Gradual increase in volume or sound.
Rhineland- Region in Germany.
Kirche- Church in Germany
Juden- Jews
Ardent(29)- characterized by warmth of passion or desire.
Imminent(35)- About to occur.
Armistice(37)- Truce, treaty.
Chapter 3: Full of Hope
Insignia-A badge or rank of membership
Disdainful- to look of scornfully
Exudation- Judged as of appearence
Supperation- Formation of discharge or puss
Castration- To remove genetalia of the male
Solemness- Showing of ill humor
Anti-Semite- A person who is against another race of people
Tumultuous- Loudness or riot of a crowd
Caduceus- Winged staff of Hermese that is a symbol of medical proffessions
Hyper Inflation- Major increase in the amount of currency resulting in higher prices
Chapter 4: Not Asleep, Not Awake
Policlinic- place where wide range of health services can be obtained without the need of overnight stay
Briquettes- block of flammable matter used to start a fire
Monogrammed- design consisting of alphabetic letters combined or interlaced
Chastised- To punish
Shunting- A small hole which moves or allow movement of fluid from one part of the body to another
Parried- Deflect, ward off
Outflanked- To outmaneuver or bipass
Cannonades- assault with artillery fire
Lamented- to express grief for or about
Swindler- a cheat, fraud, hustler
Endocrinology- branch of biology dealing with endocrine glands and their secreations
Tantalizing- pocessing a quality that arouses or stimulates desire or interest
Vagabonds- leading an unsettled or carefree life
Chapter 5: We Were Still Young
Eugenics - the study of or belief in the possibility of improving the qualitiesof the human species or a human population, especially by suchmeans as discouraging reproduction by persons having geneticdefects or presumed to have inheritable undesirable traits
Epidemiology-the branch of medicine dealing with the incidence and prevalenceof disease in large populations and with detection of the sourceand cause of epidemics and infectious disease
Opaque-not transparent or translucent; impenetrable to light; notallowing light to pass through.
Shrapnel- shell fragments.
Neue Pensionzum Schwarzwald
Praktikum- Internship
Herren-
Treatise- A formal systematic exposition in writing of the principles ofa subject, generally longer and more detailed than an essay
Hypodermic-
Chapter 6: The Throat of the Monster
Defendant(s) (112)- a person against whom an action or claim is brought in a court of lawSyphilitics (113)- Study of the venereal disease, syphilis
Pathology (113)- The scientific study of the nature of disease and its causes
Emigrated (114)- To leave one country to settle in another
Acrid (115)- Sharp, pungent, or bitter to the taste or smell
Bureaucracy (115)- a government system for having jobs
Pittance (118)- a meager monetary allowance, wage, or remuneration
Undulate (ing) (131)- to move with a sinuous or wavelike motion
Chapter 7: A Cruel Gospel
Adjourned-to suspend indefinitely or until a later stated timeArmistice-a temporary suspension of hostilities by agreement of the warring parties; truce
Dalliance-a trifling away of time; dawdling; amorous toying; flirtation.
Resolute-characterized by firmness and determination, as the temper, spirit, actions, etc.
Paternal-characteristic of or befitting a father;
Derelicts-a person abandoned by society, especially a person without a permanent home and means of support; vagrant; bum.
Wares-any intangible items, as services or products of artistic or intellectual creativity, that are salable
Forlorn- desolate or dreary; unhappy or miserable, as in feeling, condition,or appearance; lonely and sad: forsaken.
Ominous-portending evil or harm; foreboding; threatening; inauspicious:
Disarmed-to divest or relieve of hostility, suspicion, etc.; win the affection or approval of; charm
Chapter 8: Other Strengths
Saxon (147)Ruddy (148)
Amidst (148)
Municipal (150)
Ethical (150)
Antiquated (151)
Vindicated (152)
Envious (153)
Bulbous (155)
Interloping (155)
Acumen (156)
Scaffold (157)
Incompetent (157)
Solemnly (159)
Perfunctory (159)
Defiant (161)
Retrospect (163)
Grimaces (163)
Encroaching (164)
Editorialize (164)
Condolences (165)
Espaliered (166)
Reverie (168)
Decorum (170)
Mortification (171)
Chapter 9: To Gain the Future
Exuberance- joyDefile- make foul
Orate- lecture
Zither- German musical instrument
Gilded- gold plated
Giddy- filled with elation
Brothel- house of ill repute
Burgeoning- expanding
Simultaneously- at the same time
Bodega- Spanish dance form
Chapter 10: We have lost so much
Anatomical (194)- of or pertaining to anatomy
Briquetta (194)- block of flammable matter used as fuel to start and maintain a fire
Colicky(197)- form of abdominal pain
Disdain(199)- feeling of content for someone or something regarded as inferior
Jaundiced(201)- a yellowish pigmentation of the skin
Drudgery (204)- menial; distateful; dull; or hard work
Incessant (207)- unending; continuing without interruption
Sedative (207)- soothing; calming; or tranquilizing effect
Chapter 11: The Right Thing
poliomyelitis(210)- an acute and something devastating viral diseasedeference(212)- submission
teeming(213)- swarming with something
dogma(214)- a doctrine
lamentable(219)- mournful; expressing grief
precarious(223)- dangerously lacking in security
strodgy(223)- heavy, dull, uninteresting
bourgeous(225)- the middle class
sordid(226)- dirty, filthy
policlinic(229)- the department of a hospital or health care facility that treats out patients
Chapter 12: It was Easier that Way
Grotesque (236) - outlandish or bizarre as in character or appearanceMutti (240) - mommy
Volkischer Beobachter (242) - newspaper of Nazi party
Anonymity (235) - one that is unknown
Falsetto (237) - a male voice in a upper register beyond its normal range
Reichstag (242) - big open street
Ulcerous (250) - having ulcers or an ulcer
Diphtheria (253) - acute contagious infection caused by the bacteria corynebacticrium diphtheria
Degeneracy (245) - corrupt, vulgar or vicious behavior
Chapter 13: In this Direction
Anthropology (264): the study of the human bodyCongreate (298) - a grouping
Disparaged (276): belittle; discredit
Damnable (292)- extremely bad/unpleasant (292)
Disheveled (295)- untidy; disoderly (295)
Disparaged (276): belittle; discredit
Imbeciles (263)- an inferior person; stupid
Infielity (296) -a belif in post war religion
Morphology (264)- the study of the structure of an organism
Tourniquets (298) - a device that checks blood flow
Yiddish (299) - Language used by the Jews in Germany
Chapter 14: We Cannot Go Back
Deposition (289)- a pretrial interrogation of a witness; usually done in a lawyer's office
Self-Anointed (288)- self-proclaimed; to dedicate to the service of God without influence of others
Fervor (292)- state of being emotionally aroused and worked up
Infidelity (296)-quality of being unfaithful
Tourniquets (298)- bandage that stops the flow of blood
Congregate (298)- brought together into group or crowd
Festering (298)- ripening and generating puss
Swath (299)- path or strip
Scrolls (298)- document that can be rolled up
Chapter 15: The Best Interests of the Volk
idealism(301)- the act of envisioning things in an ideal formindifference(301)-having no particular interest or concern
sterilization(302)-to deprive a person or animal of the ability to reproduce
eugenics(302)-study of hereditary improvement of the human race by controlled selective breeding
inexorably(302)- not capable of being persuaded by entreaty
imbeciles(302)- a stupid or silly person
incorrigibles(302)- incapable of being corrected
gastroenterology(308)-a branch of medicine concerned with structure, functions or diseases.
Chapter 16: A Devil Among Devils
Prodding (319) – to jab or poke with a pointed objectCurrants (320) – any of varrous deciduous, spinless shrubs
Exuded (321) – to emit ( a liquid or gas) gradually
Sustenance (321) – the supporting of life or health maintenance
Noxious (321) - harmful to living things; injuvious to health.
Calloued (322) – emotionally hardened
Maccibre (323) – suggesting the honor of death and decay; gruesome
Fetiel (323) – having an offensive odor
Procession (324) – a group of persons, vehicles or objects moving in an orderly, formal manor
Litany (325) – a repetitive or incantatery recited
Staccato (326) – short broken up and separated
Zyklon (326) – poisonous gas used to kill prisoners in large numbers
Asphyxiated (326) – to suffocate or choke
X-ray burns (338) – Rodent burns- X-ray damages tissue
Zylklon B-gas (326) - The poison that was dropped in crystal form, through a small hole in the ceiling, into the gas chambers.
The Sonderkommando (334) – Work units of Nazi death camp prisinors made up of Jews, they were killed later.
Chapter 17: The Wrong Time
Banalities (344)- A trite or obvious remarkInvariably (344)- On every occasion always
Immense (345)- Extremely large or great
Furlough (346)- Leave of absence
Abruptly(348)- Quickly and without warning
Lurched (348)- Make an abrupt, unsteady, uncontrolled movement or series of movements
Truncheons (349)- A staff or baton acting as a symbol of authority
Reverberated (351)- Be repeated several times as an echo
Heed (357)- Pay attention to; take notice of
Meticulously (358)- In a meticulous manner; showing great attention to detail
Thronged (359)- Fill or be present in a place or area
Chapter 18:An Unfeeling Tool
gawk (365)- an ackward person
prodded (365)- poked with a pointed object
veneer (370)- a thin decorative covering over another surface
reverie (372)- daydream; condition of being lost in thought
Chapter 19:
Chapter 20:
Chapter 21:
Chapter 22: I Made My Choices
Adjourn (435)- To suspend to future time.Roving (436)- To wander aimlessly.
Accosting (436)- Confronting.
Frenzied (437)- Frantic or wild.
Embankment (441)- A bank or mound.
Denazification (441)- The ridding of Nazism or Nazi influences.
Baize (435)- Usually green woolen fabric.
Mortars (436)- Indirect fire weapon.
Naphtha (448)- A petroleum derivative.